The Leadership Narrative: How Leaders Create Clarity
The Leadership Narrative: How Leaders Create Clarity
As leaders navigate the uncharted waters of today’s volatile business landscape, teams are looking for more than just directives. They are looking for perspective, insight, and meaning.
When leaders face high-stakes decisions, from strategic repositioning and organizational restructuring to managing external threats to profitability, the way they communicate determines the outcome. How you lead through transitions and pivots has a direct impact on employee engagement and retention. (more…)
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As a leader, do you know whether your team is connecting, whispering, or shouting? A recent Gallup survey1 identified three categories to describe employees’ engagement at work.
I recently facilitated an end of year meeting with one of my clients and allocated time for each person to share what they appreciated about every one of their colleagues. We were meeting virtually, and each person was invited to put their thoughts in a group chat, so that the recipient could go back to it later and reread it. As the facilitator, this was about them, not me, so I wasn’t even thinking about asking for their comments about me.
As we navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, the biggest crisis in our lifetime, we’re hearing about many acts of heroism, kindness, generosity, and creativity.